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Dear Ms. Looking For Balance, Are you feeling tired, dejected, and irritable? Is it as if you woke up one day and nothing seems to be working right anymore? Do you want to feel young again, but nothing seems to work? Are you worrying about problems in your marriage?

Are you having trouble functioning at work?

The good news is that hormonal changes are completely normal for women even as young as 30.The bad news is that our health care system and most doctors are not trained to provide a complete program for women to rejuvenate themselves and feel normal again. Many of my clients have spoken with numerous doctors who don't listen, seen specialists who don’t have answers, tried diet and supplement programs that provide minimal results, and researched the internet with little to nothing to show for it..
My name is Dr. Susan Sklar.

I am an Obstetrician-Gynecologist by training with over 25 years in practice and I have dedicated my practice to being your personal guide through these hormonal changes and to help you get your life back on track.

My clients have had amazing success with my programs, often beyond what they even thought was possible.

I don't just focus on hormones -- I have found the only way to be successful with my clients is to include a complete program that addresses hormone balancing, emotional balance, and stress relief, while emphasizing education about these as well as nutrition, exercise, and life balance.

About two years ago I started becoming increasingly ill, yet could not understand why.
I consulted several doctors who ran several tests on me, yet were not able to figure out what was wrong. They resorted to prescribing me strong antibiotics for lengthy periods of time, or simply sent me away, stating there was nothing wrong with me.
My symptoms included hair loss, weight-gain, insomnia, depression, changes in my skin, muscle tone, along with various other ailments.
I read a book called "Breakthrough" by Suzanne Somers and realized there was a whole different way of interpreting my symptoms and only a few doctors actually specialized in the kind of treatment I needed.
By chance I came across an ad for The Sklar Center in the paper, after skimming the ad, I realized that Susan Sklar was the type of doctor I was looking for. One who specialized in bio-identical hormones as opposed to synthetic hormones which can be dangerous.
I booked an appointment with her immediately. As soon as I met with her a couple of days later, I felt all the tension leave my body as I sat and spoke with her about my problems. She understood what I was going through and confident she could find the problem.
Right then and there in her office she took my blood so it could be sent off that day to be analyzed along with sending me home with a saliva test, a stool sample kit, and what seemed like a 20 page booklet of information she wanted to collect on my symptoms and medical history.
Susan left no stone unturned and gave me her undivided attention for nearly an hour that day. She was very supportive and attentive as I sat there crying and blurting out every last symptom I had been developing over the past year and a half.
I went home that day actually feeling good about my visit with her and confident that she would get down to the bottom of my situation.
I met with her after my test results came back which took about 2-3 weeks to get the results back on all three tests. I was shocked yet relieved that she had discovered a multitude of issues I was going to face.
My adrenal glands has burned out and were no longer functioning, my Thyroid was low as were many of my other hormones, I was vitamin deficient, and to top it all off, I had intestinal parasites!
Although I was overjoyed to finally have some answers and a place to start regarding treatment, I was extremely annoyed that other doctors had failed to identify at least ONE of these problems!
I put those feelings aside and began treatment.
I received an antibiotic for the parasites, started on bio-identical hormone replacement therapy and started taking my vitamins and fish oil.
Three months into all of this I noticed a complete turn around. My energy levels were up, I no longer felt fatigued all of the time, my hair and skin got better, my mood improved and I am a much happier person.
My only complaint is that I have not lost all the weight I have gained, but realize this will take time.
I would recommend Dr. Sklar for anyone who is going through what I went through.

In conjunction with International Women’s Day, the British Trade Union Congress (TUC) acknowledges that menopause represents an important work issue. TUC has released guidelines for employers to improve working conditions for menopausal women. These guidelines ensure that employers are aware that poor working conditions can aggravate symptoms. Poor ventilation, lack of access to cold drinking water, and high temperatures can make symptoms worse. Menopause represents a significant life passage. Programs for symptom relief such as the Hormone Restoration Program at the Sklar Center can make this passage go so much more smoothly. Treating menopause will definitely make a happier work place for menopausal women and the people who work with them. Read more…

Obesity is being recognized as the next big risk factor for cancer. Many people realize that obesity is associated with increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and strokes, but don’t realize that it is a factor for increased risk of colon, endometrial, kidney, and esophageal cancer as well as post menopausal breast cancer. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times Health Issue, obesity, coupled with inactivity, can increase cancer rates by 30%. Since 1/3 of Americans are obese, this is a significant personal and public health issue. The cause is probably inflammation. Fat cells produce inflammatory chemicals which are at the root of all chronic disease including cancer. The good news? You can do something about this! Get active. Go for a walk. Incorporate exercise into your daily routine. Get an exercise partner. Put it in your daily scheduler. Read the L. A. Times article…

As if you needed a scientific study to remind you of the benefits of exercising out of doors. This study from England showed the following: “Compared with exercising indoors, exercising in natural environments was associated with greater feelings of revitalization and positive engagement, decreases in tension, confusion, anger, and depression, and increased energy. . . Participants reported greater enjoyment and satisfaction with outdoor activity and declared a greater intent to repeat the activity at a later date.” Find out more if you need to be convinced…

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is devastating for those who have it. Because the traditional medical system is not able to pinpoint a body system or cause of it, there really isn’t any treatment (pharmaceutical type) and people are often labeled as having psychiatric problems. Depression is part of the syndrome, but only one part and not the cause. In Restorative Medicine, we believe one of the main underlying problems is lack of energy production by the mitchondria inside our cells. These structures are responsible for producing all of our energy. Lack of nutrients and interference from toxins can keep the mitochondria from doing their job. What results is total body collapse with severe fatigue, body pain and depression. Read more from a British researcher…ne part and not the cause. In Restorative Medicine, we believe one of the main underlying problems is lack of energy production by the mitchondria inside our cells. These structures are responsible for producing all of our energy. Lack of...

A recent article in Everyday Health connects stress and health. As we know in Restorative Medicine, the adrenal glands are the stress response organs. When the adrenal glands are called on to work overtime due to stress, our immunity is affected. As this article shows, there is decreased immunity in some people who are stressed. There can also be overactivity of the immune system leading to diseases like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis. Keep your stress and immune systems healthy by doing relaxing activities like getting a massage or spending time with friends and family. Treating Adrenal Fatigue helps to restore your health if you have been under excessive stress. Read more about it…

Hello again! I know it has been a while since I have blogged, but you know how the holidays are. I think probably the most exciting thing I have to share with you after 3 months on the Sklar program, is that I have had to buy some new pants because my work pants are all too big! Dr. Sklar and I are still tweaking some of the doses of my hormones and supplements, but overall, I feel good and am sleeping better. I have had the energy to get up early and work out before work, which I could never do before. Thank you again, Dr. Sklar, for this opportunity and for your patience with allowing me to make a few changes at a time. I am looking forward to seeing what effects being on the whole program now brings to my life and will share those in a future blog.

Sitting in front of a screen more than 4 hours per day has significant adverse effect on your health, especially if you are a woman. Scientists tracked the health of 4,500 Scottish adults. Exercising does NOT counteract the effects of prolonged sitting. Enzymes responsible for breaking down and utilizing fat for energy decrease when we sit for long periods. This results in high blood levels of fats such as triglycerides. This provides the link between inactivity and cardiovascular disease. Sitting uses far less calories than standing and moving. So if you’er settling down to watch an evening of TV, put a treadmill or stationary bike in fron the television instead of sitting. Our modern day lifestyle is killing us. We must take steps to counteract the harmful effects of it. So, drag that old stationary bike out of the laundry room and put it directly in front of the television and USE IT! Read the full article…

A new report by the US Department of Health and Human Services states that Americans are getting too much fluoride in the water supply, toothpaste and supplements. They point to a condition called fluorosis as the reason to lower amounts of fluoride. Fluorosis causes staining of the teeth, which is a minor cosmetic problem. They miss the more significant problem, which is displacement of IODINE from the body. Fluoride is in the same chemical family as iodine. With increased fluoride, there is less iodine in the body. This affects both breast and thyroid health. Other causes of iodine deficiency are the bromine used in bleaching flour and the chlorine in our water supply. This report from the US Department of HHS is jus the tip of the iceberg. Read more here…

Well, here’s scientific evidence for what we’ve know all along. Women are stressed by dual roles–home and workplace. This study from Sweden shows that women have more signs of stress as evidenced by higher amounts of neck and back pain. Women are feeling the stress of what is termed “the double shift,” meaning a full schedule of work during the day and a full schedule of work at home afterwards. While we may not be able to eliminate stress, we can certainly lessen the harmful effects of stress on our minds and bodies. Hormones and...

A recent study in mice lends additional evidence that dietary fat is connected to beast cancer incidence. Breast cancer prevention is where more efforts need to be placed. The study showed that high fat, high cholesterol diets caused larger tumors to grow and increased the risk of metastasis. Western women have 5 times the incidence of breast cancer as women in developing countries. While there is undue emphasis placed on estrogen hormone replacement as a cause of breast cancer, more attention needs to be paid to dietary and environmental causes. We have a tremendous of toxic burden of substances that act like strong estrogens in the body. We have inflammatory factors such as diet and body fat that increase breast cancer incidence. A complete anti-aging program works to lower inflammation and thereby lower incidence of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. Read more about Breast Cancer and Diet…